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straight to reza sayah in cairo for us. so today, reza, the egyptian leadership met with hamas. a group the u.s. classifies as a terrorist organization. should washington be concerned about egypt's role in this conflict? >> reporter: well, first off, we should point out that at this point it is not clear what egypt's role is in this conflict. it is not clear if what we're hearing is rhetoric or something behind the rhetoric. i think egypt's role will be clearer and clearer in the coming days and weeks. as far as the question whether washington should be worried, it depends how you process and digest all these developments. if someone sitting in washington and they buy into this very fiery rhetoric, sure, they could be concerned. rhetoric has been tough. rhetoric in tough condemnation by mohamed morsi. if you look at what is happening beyond the rhetoric, you can say egypt has not taken any steps that can be viewed as extreme or radical, certainly haven't taken up arms against the israelis. doesn't look like they have given hamas material support. they have come out and explicitl
straight to reza sayah in cairo for us. so today, reza, the egyptian leadership met with hamas. a group the u.s. classifies as a terrorist organization. should washington be concerned about egypt's role in this conflict? >> reporter: well, first off, we should point out that at this point it is not clear what egypt's role is in this conflict. it is not clear if what we're hearing is rhetoric or something behind the rhetoric. i think egypt's role will be clearer and clearer in the coming...
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reza, what are you hearing there? >> reporter: carol, obviously the most intense israeli air strikes have been taking place in northern gaza, but we're seeing and hearing some air strikes in southern gaza as well, and we're close to that location. behind us is the famous crossing. beyond that lights is gaza. we're standing in egypt. about 20 minutes ago we heard a huge explosion. earlier in the day four separate explosions. we've spoken to egyptian security officials here. they believe those explosions are being caused boo i israeli drones flying up above. they believe the israeli drones are trying to send a message for anyone who is on this side of the border not to cross into gaza. now, we can't independently verify these are drone strikes but throughout the day, even right now, we're hearing the buzz of what sounds like israeli drone strikes, carol. when things aren't exploding, this place is relatively quiet. supply line, nonperishable food, fuel trucks being taken into gaza. >> have the egyptians been able to fre
reza, what are you hearing there? >> reporter: carol, obviously the most intense israeli air strikes have been taking place in northern gaza, but we're seeing and hearing some air strikes in southern gaza as well, and we're close to that location. behind us is the famous crossing. beyond that lights is gaza. we're standing in egypt. about 20 minutes ago we heard a huge explosion. earlier in the day four separate explosions. we've spoken to egyptian security officials here. they believe...
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reza sayah is there. reza, what did you see? >> reporter: carol, it happened about 25 minutes ago. a huge explosion right across the rafah crossing where gaza is. i'd say about two to three miles from where we are standing. a huge blast. the ground shook. we saw a black flume of smoke going into the air. it's impossible for us to verify exactly what caused the explosion but we have been speaking to egyptian officials over the past couple days, and they say these explosions are being caused by israeli drones flying up above and they could be going after the underground tunnels at the rafah crossing. in listening up to in the sky, we are hearing what sounds like the buzz of drones. there's been a lot of talk about a possible cease-fire in the coming hours. this explosion a reminder that we don't have a cease-fire at this minute. >> i was just going to ask you that. all this talk about a cease-fire being negotiated by the egyptian president, it's late in the afternoon in israel. there's not much time left in the day. >> reporter: yeah. the clock is ticking. throughout the day if you l
reza sayah is there. reza, what did you see? >> reporter: carol, it happened about 25 minutes ago. a huge explosion right across the rafah crossing where gaza is. i'd say about two to three miles from where we are standing. a huge blast. the ground shook. we saw a black flume of smoke going into the air. it's impossible for us to verify exactly what caused the explosion but we have been speaking to egyptian officials over the past couple days, and they say these explosions are being...
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reza sayah is overlooking tahrir square. is it calm where you are, and are people assuming that things are going to get better? there are a lot of critics who vague the broum brotherhood is really now trying to hijack the process, hijack the constitution and get the president to remain in power, as much power as he can hold on to. >> yeah. many of those critics, suzanne, are behind us. still demonstrating here in tahrir square. in the meantime, major developments unfolding. as we speak right now, egypt's constitutional assembly is voting to approve a draft of egypt's all-important new constitution. this is going to be the backbone, the centerpiece of egypt's democratic transition. all of egypt's laws are going to be based on this document. everything from the balance of power between the president and the parliament, the power of the army, the independence of the judiciary, the personal freedoms. once this draft is approved and all indications are it is going to be approved. in about 15 days you're going to have a nationwide
reza sayah is overlooking tahrir square. is it calm where you are, and are people assuming that things are going to get better? there are a lot of critics who vague the broum brotherhood is really now trying to hijack the process, hijack the constitution and get the president to remain in power, as much power as he can hold on to. >> yeah. many of those critics, suzanne, are behind us. still demonstrating here in tahrir square. in the meantime, major developments unfolding. as we speak...
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i want to bring in reza sayeh. first of all, give us a feeling of what is happening on the streets and how people feel about where they are in this. >> reporter: well, protesters are still here, nowhere near the numbers of the 1 million demonstration last night. but we have a whole bunch of other collision courses taking shape, suzanne, that could complicate this. here's why. president morsi wants the new constitution drafted immediately. 100-member panel has been designed to write this new constitution but there's been a whole lot of problems and conflict. the panel is dominated by supporters of the muslim brotherhood, islamists. many liberal members have quit and protested. >> reza, we have breaking news. senator bob corker, a republican from tennessee reacting to susan rice's statements. >> i very much appreciate the transparency and type of conversations we've had from day one. i know that she has her portion of the investigation underway and i know there are others that are happening and that's something that
i want to bring in reza sayeh. first of all, give us a feeling of what is happening on the streets and how people feel about where they are in this. >> reporter: well, protesters are still here, nowhere near the numbers of the 1 million demonstration last night. but we have a whole bunch of other collision courses taking shape, suzanne, that could complicate this. here's why. president morsi wants the new constitution drafted immediately. 100-member panel has been designed to write this...
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reza sayah is overlooking tahrir square. we understand they are planning what they are calling a million man demonstration that has been called. give us a sense why are people still protest and what do we expect in the next 24 hours, the days to come? >> reporter: well, they're protesting because they're angry with president morsi, his dekoreas and how the drafting of this constitution has unfolded, and there doesn't soop seem to be an end to the protest. they're back here in big numbers. tens of thousands of them here in tahrir square. we're going to show you what it looks like at this hour. i think one of the outcomes of the 2011 egyptian revolution was that egyptians became very good in protesting, so it doesn't matter what people are fighting for here. it seems they like to come out and free-throws the opposition factions that are back here in tahrir. these are the liberals, the seculars. we were just down there. we saw a lot of women, women's rights activists who don't like how this constitution was drafted. they don't
reza sayah is overlooking tahrir square. we understand they are planning what they are calling a million man demonstration that has been called. give us a sense why are people still protest and what do we expect in the next 24 hours, the days to come? >> reporter: well, they're protesting because they're angry with president morsi, his dekoreas and how the drafting of this constitution has unfolded, and there doesn't soop seem to be an end to the protest. they're back here in big numbers....
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reza sayah is overlooking everything in tahrir square. most of us were thinking that mohammed morsi really very much the peacemaker, key to the cease-fire between israel and hamas. doesn't even settle with the truce and then morsi announces this decree essentially a huge power grab. what is the significance? >> reporter: well, suzanne, the significance is until a parliament is formed here in egypt, until a constitution is drafted, he is the most powerful man in egypt, and, technically, he can do whatever he wants without any apparent oversight. that's why he is being called egypt's new dictator. that's why you have thousands of protests taking place behind us in tahrir square. the protesters represent the opposing factions, the liberals, the secularists, women's rights groups, the youth groups. essentially, their position is that we're not going to talk to mr. morsi until he rescinds his decrees, and we spoke to one of his top advisors today, and he said he'll consider that, but first there needs to be a dialogue. let's take a listen to t
reza sayah is overlooking everything in tahrir square. most of us were thinking that mohammed morsi really very much the peacemaker, key to the cease-fire between israel and hamas. doesn't even settle with the truce and then morsi announces this decree essentially a huge power grab. what is the significance? >> reporter: well, suzanne, the significance is until a parliament is formed here in egypt, until a constitution is drafted, he is the most powerful man in egypt, and, technically, he...